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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fossil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Fossil acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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235 lbs
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200 cm
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275 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Emilio Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bob Fossil!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Igor Prikhodko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fossil was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
A big left from Barbosa misses.
Barbosa swinging wildly here.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch but Fossil swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fossil keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa looks to throw the jab but Fossil is out of range.
Barbosa loads up on a big right hand but Fossil slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossil is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barbosa sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fossil steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a jab to the nose.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fossil on the side of the head.
Emilio Barbosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fossil avoids the body shot from Barbosa.
Barbosa closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Fossil's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Barbosa can't find room to land a body shot as Fossil controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barbosa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Barbosa breaks the clinch.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa leaves Fossil with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Barbosa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Barbosa stalks Fossil and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fossil's face. Fossil staggers backwards, shaken.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa wants to clinch.
Barbosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Barbosa throws a combination. Fossil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbosa clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Barbosa.
Fossil goes for a takedown attempt but Barbosa pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
Barbosa lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Bob Fossil has been cut.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fossil was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Barbosa connects with a looping right hand.
Barbosa lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barbosa misses with the combination.
Barbosa misses the shot to the body.
Barbosa looks to land a right hand but Fossil moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa works the jab nicely.
Fossil defending well as Barbosa loads up on a big left hand.
Fossil shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Barbosa defends it nicely.
Fossil takes one to the chin there.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Fossil moves out of range.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Fossil circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Left hook, right uppercut from Barbosa.
Fossil avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bob Fossil's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barbosa stalks Fossil and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fossil's face. Fossil staggers backwards, shaken.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Barbosa here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Barbosa lands a glancing blow to the side of Fossil's head.
Barbosa tries to clinch but Fossil moves out of range.
No joy there for Barbosa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barbosa tries to clinch up but Fossil circles away and keeps his distance.
Barbosa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Emilio Barbosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Barbosa moves in looking to clinch but Fossil pushes him off.
Fossil shoots in for a double leg but Barbosa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Fossil avoids them all with ease.
Fossil shoots in and drives through. Barbosa sprawls well.
Fossil tries for a takedown but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
Fossil is breathing heavily.
Barbosa misses with a hook. Fossil ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barbosa wants it to stay on the feet.
Fossil takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Barbosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fossil looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fossil needs to keep his hands up - Barbosa had a free shot at his head there.
Fossil keeps the fight on the outside.
Barbosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Fossil avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fossil is trying desperately to land a takedown but Barbosa is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Fossil.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barbosa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A telegraphed right hand from Barbosa misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa misses the jab.
Barbosa darts in and clinches Fossil up against the cage.
Barbosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fossil can do to turn this around?
Barbosa manages to break the clinch.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barbosa connects with a jab.
Fossil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Barbosa circles away.
Barbosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fossil moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Barbosa bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Fossil's head backwards.
A left lands for Barbosa.
Fossil takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Barbosa clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barbosa throws a combination. Fossil tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fossil paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fossil walks into a straight right hand from Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a series of punches but Fossil avoids them all with ease.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
Barbosa lands a nice looking body shot.
Barbosa lands with a hook. Fossil tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barbosa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fossil manages to avoid it.
A combination from Barbosa does no damage.
Barbosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Fossil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barbosa tries to clinch there but Fossil circles away.
Barbosa throws a right hand that Fossil ducks under and follows up with a left that Fossil also avoids with ease.
Barbosa misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fossil avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Barbosa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emilio Barbosa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Bob Fossil's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Fossil fails with the takedown.
Fossil looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barbosa is fending him off so far but Fossil persists. Nope, Barbosa circles away and we're back to standing.
Fossil has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Barbosa slaps away a takedown attempt from Fossil, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Emilio Barbosa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bob Fossil.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbosa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fossil has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fossil takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Barbosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fossil was well out of range. Poor timing from Barbosa.
Fossil takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fossil showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barbosa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Barbosa.
Barbosa gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fossil jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Barbosa walks away with a smile on his face. Fossil gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Barbosa scores with a body shot.
Fossil swats away the attempt to clinch by Barbosa.
Fossil dives in and grabs Barbosa's left leg, looking for a takedown. Barbosa pushes down on Fossil's head and hops out.
Barbosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Barbosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa moves into range and clinches up with Fossil.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Barbosa.
Barbosa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barbosa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa takes the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa has Fossil pressed against the cage.
Barbosa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barbosa stuffs the takedown attempt from Fossil. Fossil gets slowly back to his feet.
Barbosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fossil on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barbosa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fossil stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Barbosa takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Fossil is rocked!
Barbosa drops Fossil with a huge uppercut! Fossil drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Barbosa is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emilio Barbosa!
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energy
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hype
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